This week’s summative assessments will be:
U.S. History — Ch. 20 Test. This means all vocab from the chapter and all info from 20.1, 20.2, and 20.4. Use your STUDY GUIDE!
World History — Vocab 7.1 and 7.2. Review and practice your vocab!
Government — Vocab 2.3. Be prepared to read 2.4 right after the quiz Friday.
50. persuade: convince
51. ratify: approve
52. convention: meeting
53. favor: prefer
54. Federalist: a person who favored the Constitution
55. Anti-Federalist: a person who opposed the Constitution
56. permit: allow
57. guarantee: promising that something will happen
58. temporary: stays for a short amount of time
59. permanent: stays forever
34. principle: something that you believe in that affects your behavior.
35. popular sovereignty: is when all the power is held by the people.
36. Limited Government: a government that has limits on the power.
37. Separation of Powers: the division of powers between legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
38. Checks and balances: a plan to keep any part of the government from becoming too powerful.
39. judicial: having to do with the courts of law and justice
40. Above the law: laws don’t apply to you
41. Interpret: explain
42. Appoint: choose
43. Disputes: disagreements
44. Duty/ Duties: Something you are expected to do
45. Prevent: to stop something from happening
46. Unconstitutional: not following the constitution
47. Approve: to agree to something
48. Executive Order: a final decision given by the president
49. Ambassador: a person who goes to another country to represent his/her country
15. cruel: very mean and heartless
16. rebel: to go against the government
17. defeated: destroyed
18. republic: a government with representatives
19. representatives: people who speak and act for you
20. citizens: people who live in a country
21. elect: vote
22. consul: a leader
23. veto: to say no to a law
24. powerful: strong
25. dictator: a leader who has all the power
26. laws: rules
27. democracy: a government where all citizens are allowed to vote
28. merchants: people who buy and sell goods
29. laborers: people who work with their hands
30. farmers: people who grow crops
31. debts: money that is owed ديون
32. rights: things citizens should have
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1. Peninsula: land surrounded by water on 3 sides
2. legend: old story
3. founded: began
4. latium: a plain south of the Tiber River
5. plain: flat land
6. culture: the way a group of people live
7. Etruscans: a tribe who lived north of the Tiber
8. advanced: better than others, improved
9. sailors: people who travel on the sea
10. Rome: an ancient civilization that began in Italy and it is now the capital
11. Latins: people who lived South of the Tiber
12. Senate: a group of representatives
13. patricians: the high class of Roman society
14. plebians: the low class of Roman society
26. Compromise: to give up something to end a conflict.
27. Suggest: to give an idea
28. Interstate: between states
29. Debate: An argument of one topic
30. Imports: Goods that are bought from other countries.
31. Exports: Goods that are sold and sent to other countries.
32. Domestic: in the country
33. International: outside of the country and between other countries.
38. landlord: a person who owns a building and rents it to a family.
39. tenant: a person who rents an apartment from a landlord.
40. tenement: 5 or 6 story buildings in the cities
41. slums: a poor, dirty place to live
42. ventilation: letting fresh air come into a room
43. Sanitary: clean and healthy
44. Unsanitary: dirty and unhealthy
45. Miserable: Very sad
46. Population: the number of people living in a country
47. Overpopulated: too many people living in a place
Quizzes tomorrow (11/3/17) will be on:
U.S. History: All Vocab terms from 20.2 (#20-37)
World History: Material from sections 3.1-3.2
Government: 2.1-2.2 Vocab (#1-25) plus all material from sections 2.1-2.2
Here are the examples of the immigration letters:
CHOICE #1
DAY/MONTH/YEAR
I decided to leave my home country of _________
to come to America because:
On the way here, I saw and felt:
Problems I am facing in America are:
In America, I hope to achieve:
CHOICE #2
DAY/MONTH/YEAR
I decided to leave my home country of _________
to come to America because:
On the way here, I saw and felt:
Problems I am facing in America are:
In America, I hope to achieve:
My life compares to immigrants from 1880-1900 by:
